Dayna L. Vise

Dayna L. Vise was appointed to the Eleventh Judicial District Court in October 2024. She hears civil, domestic relations, juvenile, criminal and misdemeanor cases. Before her appointment she was a district court magistrate in the Eleventh Judicial District, a senior managing attorney at Polansky Law Firm, an appellate and trial attorney with the Colorado Public Defender's Office and a law clerk for the Honorable Daniel C. Hale. She grew up in Loveland and earned her undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Colorado-Boulder.

The Eleventh Judicial District Commission on Judicial Performance voted 7 to 0 that she meets performance standards, with two members absent and one vacancy on the commission. Five attorneys and 16 non-attorneys responded to its survey. Of the attorneys, 100 percent answered that she meets performance standards; of the non-attorneys, 75 percent answered yes, 19 percent no and 6 percent had no opinion.

The commission writes that "Survey comments indicate that Judge Vise is knowledgeable, respectful of court participants, and fair" and that it agrees with them "based on observations of Judge Vise in the courtroom." It reports that she "considers district and state-wide data in all sentencing decisions" and that she stays informed of changes in the law through weekly published opinions and continuing legal education. The commission writes: "She endeavors to provide clear and understandable orders."